The Granddad Podcast: Why we’re here and never going back

Описание: This was filmed pre-Hurricane Helene but everything we’ve discussed here is still true. If you’re wondering how the heck this Canadian city slicker lawyer (now “retired”) ended up in rural Western North Carolina raising babies and wrestling goats, this pretty much sums it up.

I hope you get a kick out of our convo. Please note that references to “being poor” aren’t really talking about true poverty — I’m referring to the upper middle class millennials in America / Canada who were sold a dream of university degrees and big careers, who are now in their 30s and unhappy, and believe they can’t do anything about it. Starting over with risk of failure isn’t for everyone, which is why it’s important to ask yourself “Who am I.” What we’re doing isn’t easy, no one said it was. But if this is who you are, then it’s rewarding as heck.

Timeline:

0:00 - Harold Finley & Farmhouse Plans
08:11 - The Land & Granddad’s Dilemma
12:17 - School & career in Canada
16:31 - Infertility
21:14 - Moving to Florida
25:27 - Discovering the smokies
36:19 - Why I’m not leaving WNC
45:19 - Ask yourself, who am I

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